Shloka 25
Devanagari script
अपश्यद् भुजग: कश्रित् ते तत्र मणिकुण्डले । ऐरावतकुलोद्धूत: शीघ्रो भूत्वा तदा हि सः
Transliteration
apaśyad bhujagaḥ kaścit te tatra maṇikuṇḍale | airāvatakuloddhūtaḥ śīghro bhūtvā tadā hi saḥ ||
Translation
Vaiśampāyana said: There, a certain serpent caught sight of those jeweled earrings. As one sprung from the lineage of Airāvata, it at once became swift and moved to seize them.
Word by Word
अपश्यत्saw
अपश्यत्:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
भुजगःthe serpent
भुजगः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभुजग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
कश्चित्a certain (one)
कश्चित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootकश्चित्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तेof you / your
ते:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद्
FormGenitive, Singular
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
मणिकुण्डलेthe jeweled earrings (pair)
मणिकुण्डले:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमणिकुण्डल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Dual
ऐरावतकुलोद्धूतःraised up from the lineage of Airāvata
ऐरावतकुलोद्धूतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootऐरावत-कुल-उद्धूत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शीघ्रःswift
शीघ्रः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootशीघ्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
भूत्वाhaving become
भूत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund)
तदाthen
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
हिindeed
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VaiśampāyanaA
a serpent (bhujaga)M
maṇikuṇḍala (jeweled earrings)A
Airāvata (as lineage reference)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Cross References
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how attachment to valuable objects can provoke sudden, reckless action; it implicitly warns that desire (lobha) can awaken danger even from unexpected quarters.
A serpent notices the jeweled earrings in that place and, roused as one of Airāvata’s line, quickly moves—suggesting an imminent attempt to take them or cause harm in pursuit of them.